India 1959 Reel 4 of 31
Category: Travelogue
Length: 17:25
Film ID | F16-0152 |
Film Description | Reel 4 of 31 Shotlist Cat. Reel 152 1959- Reel 4 India Temple Men and camels on road. Peasant following plow; picking up potatoes. Sugar mill; oxen for power, evaporation process. Loading camels. Raising water using oxen for power. Village activities. Long village loom- note warp. (Underexposed). Blacksmith's bellows. Goods at market. Camels loaded with cotton (?). Market. Wire-drawing process (Underexposed). Embroidery work. Spinning. Hammering metal rings. Thread on spools for weaving. Small band in street (MWS). Spinning thread or wire (in street). Making a basket. Making bricks using no mold. Weaving a pile - carpet: note the working - diagram on cross - section paper Water well. Oxen drinking. (MWS). Women in field. Scrubbing or grinding procedure. Carpet weaving. Weaving carpet. Evaporation process in sugar manufacture. |
Video Category | Travelogue |
Film Creator | Watson Kintner |
Topics | Carpet weaving, Rug weaving, Varanasi, Brick making, Handcrafts |
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